Hello, I had a medical abortion earier this year and I bled for 2 months. It completely disrupted my life. On week three, I was passing clots and soaking more than one pad per hour. I went to hospital to be treated dismissively. I had my abortion done and they told me I only had to take a couple of days rest before I could resume normal activity.

Clearly, I could not resume normal activity even weeks after, because sometimes the bleeding was so heavy that it gushed through the pad and through my trousers. The disruption and emotional effects of such a prolonged process have been particularly detrimental to my life.

I think women deserve the right to be appropriately informed about the effects of a medical abortion and not told that it should take a few weeks at the most and you will only need a couple of days rest. For this reason, I have decided to write a feature on this subject- the differences between what the professionals say and what it is really like.

Women deserve to know the reality of what they may face.

I have read a lot of stories on here that suggest that things turned out much worse that expected or informed. I want to hear your story. I am looking for women in their early 20s to mid 30s. It has to be a medical abortion (i.e. taken the pills). Please email me at joannevellul@googlemail.com

Kind Regards,

Joanne Ellul